Narrative:

Tfr's are put into effect with little to no guidance given to the air traffic controllers responsible for this airspace. There are no SOP's and the majority of instructions are issued on the fly. Volume is extremely high in what is normally a very tight self-announced unicom corridor; yet pilots expect and some controllers believe they should be providing radar services. This is a daunting and extremely dangerous task and in my opinion has created a very dangerous situation for the pilots involved and a very compromising situation for the air traffic controllers that are expected to police the mayhem that ensues. At no time has anyone who will be responsible for manning this radar position been consulted as to what would lead to a safe and orderly procedure as it relates to this tfr.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EWR CTLR DESCRIBED ANNUAL TFR EVENT THAT IS INITIATED WITH LITTLE GUIDANCE RESULTING IN VARIED EXPECTATIONS AS TO ATC'S ROLE.

Narrative: TFR'S ARE PUT INTO EFFECT WITH LITTLE TO NO GUIDANCE GIVEN TO THE AIR TFC CTLRS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AIRSPACE. THERE ARE NO SOP'S AND THE MAJORITY OF INSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED ON THE FLY. VOLUME IS EXTREMELY HIGH IN WHAT IS NORMALLY A VERY TIGHT SELF-ANNOUNCED UNICOM CORRIDOR; YET PLTS EXPECT AND SOME CTLRS BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE PROVIDING RADAR SVCS. THIS IS A DAUNTING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TASK AND IN MY OPINION HAS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE PLTS INVOLVED AND A VERY COMPROMISING SITUATION FOR THE AIR TFC CTLRS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO POLICE THE MAYHEM THAT ENSUES. AT NO TIME HAS ANYONE WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANNING THIS RADAR POS BEEN CONSULTED AS TO WHAT WOULD LEAD TO A SAFE AND ORDERLY PROC AS IT RELATES TO THIS TFR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.